The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16

vited in this way, except when he has been in
Office l hear that Lord Salisbury is very strong
~ averse to having the opposition leaders boy
cotted by the court. as was the foolish custom
during the reign of Lord Beaconsfeld The pol
itician who is now most out of favor with the
Queen is Sir William Harcourt. =
IT was widely asserted some time ago that tbs
venerable Dan Rice. of circus notoriety, had
been arrested in Cincinnati for drunkenness and
disorderlv conduct Sergeant Gill, of the Gin
cinnatl police, comes forward with printed
notice to the effect that the report had not the
slightest foundation in fact.
New YORK Sun: Countryman lin dime mr
seum)-"What's your specially. friend2" Freak
Pm the man who can pass door with the
legend Paint it without daubing it with the
index finger to see if it's dry" Countrvman-
Gosh! How much dye get weekP Freak
Thousand dollars, same's all the rest"
Mr.. r. Fl. SMITH. of Chicago, has presented
to the Illinois Club of that city. the largest
table ever made from single plank. it being
fifteen feet long and six feet wide. During a
recent visit California Mr.. Smith had the
plank from which the table was made cut from
one OF the mammoth redwood trees of that
State
THE fourth finger of the left hand has been
from EARNEST date the wedding-ring finger The
ancient belief that nerve in this finger
wehs oi!octiy 10 the heart. The creeks and
Romans believed so thoroughly in this that the ir
physicians termed it the healing or medical
finger and always stirred their medical mixtures
with it.
Mr.. SAMUEL P AVERY has received from
Mile Bonheur an interesting photograph OF her
self, taken lily at Nice. The distinguished
artist wears jacket much resembling mans
sackcoat, and her breast is decorated with
several interesting medals Her hair is iron
cut her live
ly strong.
TUESDAY, a stone-cutter began to chisel fit
ting inscription on the monument erected long
ago, at Washington to the memory of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, of the revolutionary army.
The resolution authorizing the inscription S
passed in 17S6. the appropriation for the purpose
was passed in 1877 and the work has been be-
gun il 1887.
FOURTEEN young ladies are now fencing three
times week in the rooms OF the New York
Fencers' Club. Captain Nicholas, their in
structor, gives them the same course of lessons
that he gives to men, and finds them more apt
than men, especially in mastery of details.
They are less in hurry to fight, and are more
supple of limb.
LITERARY people do not all starve in thesn
days. Howells gets SIS. OO0 from the Harpers,
and Glider $4,000 from the Century Will
Carleton makes $4,000 out of his poems and
lectures. and Mrs. Burnett's stories bring her a
| snug SIS 600 year The sales of Lew Wallaee's
ben Hur" have reached 163 900 copies, ana his
royalties afford him an assured income.
THE late William R. Travers was about as
near counterpart of the famous Charles Lamb
as any two men could be- even to the stutter.
ESSAY, m-my friends. wh-wh- VIII which hand
dido you b-b-blow your no-nose WITH" asked
Lamb MY right. of course" 9TH then that's
| wh-where you're p-pp pc p-p- pee pee peculiar
t-blow m MI mine with my h-h-h-handkerchief.
| SIS sect"
| RALPH WALDO EMERsoN's son is a man oil
many tastes. He was once a physician in Con
cord, but abandoned the profession of medicine
for that of art. His paintings show his heredi
tary love of nature and his landscapes are ex
ceednglv well done. He is now lecturing on an
| atomy in the art school of the Boston Museum
| He also has fancy for military matters ant
used to ride resplendent as an artillery sergean
at the head of one of the platoons Of the Con
cord battery.
PHILADELPHIA Call: Clerical Gentleman (tc
fellow passenger)-Have you ever thought tina
in the midst Of life we are in death2 Fellow pas
senger-Often. "Have you reflected that s.
any mement may be hurled into eternity
and that we ought to be prepared for that eventl
I've SAID so a million times" us it possible
that | am speaking to q brother clergyman
| Judged from your dress" Pm an insuranc,
agent just let me show you few figures
In another moment the speaker was alone